12.08.2014

The joy of the winter holiday
season has started to permeate the air. Christmas trees are beginning to light
up the windows of homes lining southern towns as other families anticipate
lighting the Menorah on December 16th for the first night of Hanukkah. Holiday parties fill weekend planners and
seasonal music flows through shops and restaurants. For many people it truly is the "most
wonderful time of the year." But
the sad reality is that not all families will be celebrating this holiday
season, as many will grieve the lives lost to the opioid addiction and overdose
epidemic that is plaguing the southeastern region and the United States at
large. Addiction and overdose take no holiday from destroying or taking lives,
and this year there is particular reason for alarm as reports of heroin begin
to dot the map in rural areas where even five years ago it had never before
been seen.

NIDA News (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

ASAM Magazine (American Society of Addiction Medicine)

Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) Blog & Updates

Check out NAMA-R's SAMHSA-funded MARS Project!!

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